We are starting our 'Literacy Place-Crimes, Clues and Suspects Book Club.' As you may have guessed, the book club unit will be based on mysteries! The unit will cover many aspects of language instruction.
Reading: Reading comprehension strategies are taught through the mystery-based teacher Read Aloud (Mystery at Turtle Lake) and Shared Reading texts provided by the unit. We will work as a group to develop our understanding of texts read during our shared reading sessions.
Students will be given one of four different different novels to read for the book club (these have not been assigned yet). There will be opportunities for independent reading and other times they will be be reading their novel in small groups.
Oral Language: Throughout our book club sessions, there will be many class and small group discussions which will give students opportunities to articulate their thoughts and ideas to others. Students will also have the opportunity to further develop their listening skills by listening to, and carefully considering, the various ideas and viewpoints of their peers.
Writing: Students will participate in a variety of reader response writing activities throughout the book club unit (e.g. mystery jot notes, prediction sketches, written responses to comprehension questions, etc. ) Additionally, students will write their own mystery story!
The 'Mystery Book Club' should be an exciting learning journey in grade 4/5!
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